Comments on: Perception gap?

By: Origami

Origami — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:30:58 +0000

Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon on Friday told the Kwanhun Club, an organization of veteran journalists, “When we withdraw wartime operational control of our troops from the U.S., it will contribute to creating a positive environment where we can discuss a peace framework on the peninsula” with North Korea. That, he said, would pull the rug out from Pyongyang’s “persistent propaganda that it cannot negotiate a peace framework with a South Korea that doesn’t even exercise operational control of its troops.” The same assertion is made in a report on the issue Cheong Wa Dae provides on its website.

http://english.chosun.com/w21d.....10035.html

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It doesn’t sound insane; it is insane. In his dellusional state of mind, Roh actually believes (like that stupid filmmaker Bong) that US and Japan are the problem here, and Kim Jung-Il is his long lost cousin. I really really, actually think he actually believes this.

I know it sounds insane, but Liberals are always like this.

By: snow

snow — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 13:26:17 +0000

“Ban also said that Seoul was mapping out a plan to deal with a potential North Korean nuclear test.”

No need to make a new one, just re-use the one from the missile tests-attack Japan for getting pissed at NK and say the tests were more of a failure for the US. Perhaps they could just switch it around, attack the US for getting pissed and say the tests were more of a failure for Japan. There. All worked out. Oh, and after a short pause, resume sending mountains of unmonitored free goodies to KJI.

By: Eric in Oregon

Eric in Oregon — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:09:24 +0000

Bend over. I promise this won’t hurt at all.

By: R. Elgin

R. Elgin — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:02:51 +0000

While the South Korean Government is busy trying to effect an American “withdrawl”, the Japanese are busy considering rewritting their constitution. Per Shinzo Abe’s comments:

. . . “As the next L.D.P. president, I’d like to take the lead to put revision of the constitution on the political agenda,” Mr. Abe said at a party convention in Hiroshima. . . “I’d like to draft a new constitution with my own hands,”

This sounds as if it were from the halls of Badukian splendor indeed. I wonder how the Korean Government will perceive this since the Japanese, too, are seriously considering removing the traces of American influence from their government since their constitution “was drafted by American officials during the postwar occupation”.

By: ghola

ghola — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:21:31 +0000

irregardless of “perception gaps” Rok has to step up to the plate sooner or later.. better it be sooner and be prepared than to be caught with your pants down later.

ultimately, you and only you are responsible for your destiny.